Door-securing means.



C. M. RUMBAUGH.

DOOR SECURING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED M43 11, 1914.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

@FFTGEO onARLns M, nut/relation; or ELKHART, Iowa Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 118, 1914.

Original appl i oat idn i lled March 24, 1913, seam 756,300. Divided and this application filed March 11,

ing at, Elkhart in the county of. P011; and

State of .Iowa, hav .inventedzcertain new.

and useful Improvements in Door-Securing Unit d States,l'latent v Office,1 March 24th,

' f I v i I Among the objects the invention is ,to 5 provide an improved device this character. adapted. to be connected to a door or closure, to hold the same .in an.

open or. closed -:position,: and. also to provide I l a device that will, permit the closure ;to be. swung. with one thrust to. an outward v open;

ositio andgholdthe closure, in; suchposii 1: =2: i .;,i le ii'w l A further. object ,isto provide a device of i this character which will. permitv the closure when open aftenreleasing theusecuring tion with ,onethrust and to [hold-the closure in such closed position, andha still further object is toprovide a'securing meansfor the closure in its outward open lpositionvand inward closed position whiclrcanbe released from theinsideor outside of .the closure.

These and other features, capabilitiesai'id advanta esof the invention willbecome apparent roma detailed description of-the accompanying drawing in which, Figure 1 is aperspecti've. view showing an (embodiment ofthe invention connected to a door. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the improved device showing the door in a closed position in full lines, partly in section, and showing the door open in dotted lines.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 10 designates a bracket preferably of a triangular configuration, the base of which is deflected as at 11 to form feet, which are secured by fastening devices to the frame of the door opening, and adjacent the hinged side of the door. At the apex of the triangular member 10 is formed a bearing 13, through which a journal pin 14 pass s. The extremities of this pin pass through lugs 15 which are provided on a casting 15 and into which casting one end of an arm or bar 16 is preferably screwed. The other end of Means, of .whiclu the following is a specifica-v Tl isapplicatipn is,af.division of my ape means, to be; swungto its inward ,clo sed .posi

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this arm 16 is also preferably threaded into a casting 17 having a bent or enlarged portion 17. Within whichportion-is arrangeda 1 slot. I Across the door in alinement with the arm 16 is secured a rail or guide way 18 which hasnotcheslfi), 20, one near each end of theguide way. Thisguide way is adapted to pass through the slot of the enlargement 17. ofthe element 17 and by means ofthis;slot, the arm may be slid along the ;guide way 18. that the enlargement 17 will be at the near *end of the guide way 18 when the door is closed, and at the far end of the guide way :18 when the door is open, and consequently when the door is closed, the enlargement 17 .fwill drop into the notch 19 and when the door is open, will drop into the notch 20 and jthus lock the door in these respective posi "tions. :the arm with the bracket 10 is constructed The arrangement is such Obviously thepivot connection of to permit such movement. To release the door when in either of these locked positions,

it is only necessary to raise the arm 16 and push the door in the required direction.

Thus when the door isin the closed position, by ralsinp' the arm 16 and pushing the door outward, the door will swing outward until the enlargement 17 drops into'the notch 20 and then look the door in the outward posi- .tion, and similarly when it is desired to close the door. To permit releasing the door from the other slde thereof, which may be called the inside, a chain 21 is provided, at-

tached to the arm 16 and passing through an opening 22 in the door, preferably ad acent the middle of the guide way 18 and having a ring or handle 23 on the extremity thereof, and which ring or handle serves also as a stop to prevent the chain from dropping through the opening 22.

lVhile there is herein shown and described onlv one embodiment of the invention, it is 1. A door fastening device comprising, a

bracket secured to and projecting from a door casing, an arm pivotally secured at one end to the bracket. a guide way mount ed. upon a door adapted to swing within the dooruvay, the opposite end of said arm being provided with an angular portion having an opening for receiving the said guide way, said arm cooperating with said guide way whereby the arm will be held in a locked position, and means extending through the door for raising the end of the arm with respect to the guide way for releasing the arm.

A door fastening comprising a triangular bracket adapted to be secured to the door casing, an arm pivotally secured at one end to the apex of said bracket, a guide way permanently mounted upon one side of a door adapted to swing within the door-Way and provided withopen recesses intermediate its ends, the opposite end of. said arm being slidably mounted upon said guide way and having a portion adapted to enter the recess to lock the arm to the guide way, and means extending through the door and cooperating with the said arm whereby the latter may be released from the opposite side of the door.

3. A device of the character described, embodying a bracket secured to and projecting from the casing of an opening, an arm pivotally connected with the bracket, a guide way mounted upon aclosure adapted to swing within the opening and provided with open recesses intermediate its ends, the opposite end of said arm having a sliding connection with the guide way, a portion of said end adapted to enter the recesses by gravity for locking the arm against movement with respect to the guide way at predetermined points in the movement ot the arm, and means operable from the other side of the closure for raising the arm out o! the recesses for releasing the arm.

4. A device of the character described cmlualying a bracket secured to and projecting from the casing of an opening, an arm pivotally connected with the bracket, a guide way mounted upon a closureadapted to swing within the opening and provided with open recesses intermediate its ends, the opposite end of said arm having a portion enuaupassing and having a slidmg cmmection with the guide way, a por- 'tion of the arm adapted to enter the recesses for locking the arm against movement with respect to the guide way at predeternnned points in the movement of the arm, and means operable from the other side of the closure for raising the arm to release the same, the said means embodying an actuating device connected with the arm and extending through the closure.

5. A device of the character described embodyinga bracket secured to and projecting from the casing of an opening, an arm pivotally connected with the bracket, a guide way mounted upon a closure adapted to swing within the'opening and provided with open recesses, the opposite end of said arm having a portion embracing and having a sliding connection with the guide way, a portion of the arm adapted to enter the recesses for locking the arm against movement with respect to the guide way at predetermined points in the movement of the arm, and means operable from the other side oi. the closure for raising the arm to release it, the said means embodying a flexible member connected with the arm and extending through the closure whereby the arm may be raised from either side of the closure.

(3. A device of the character described embodying a bracket secured to and projecting from the casing of an opening, an arm pivotally connected with the bracket, a guide way mounted upon a closure adapted to swing within the opening, the opposite end of said arm having a sliding connection with the guide way, provisions for locking the arm against movement with respect to the guide 'ay at predetermined points in the movement of the arm, and means operable from the other side of the closure for releasing the arm, the said means embodying a flexible member connected with the arm and extending through the closure, and a handle connected with the flexible member, said handle serving as a stop to the passage of the end of the flexible member through the said closure.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name to this specification in the presence oi two witnesses.

CHARLES M. RUMBAUGl-I.

\Nitne'sses:

J. J. Sunron, E. W. lio'r'r. 

